{"id":1241323,"date":"2023-01-06T09:43:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T04:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1241323"},"modified":"2023-01-06T09:44:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T04:14:30","slug":"ola-will-deploy-10000-electric-cabs-across-india-2nd-attempt-at-electrification-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/ola-will-deploy-10000-electric-cabs-across-india-2nd-attempt-at-electrification-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Ola Will Deploy 10,000 Electric Cabs Across India: 2nd Attempt At Electrification Push?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ola will soon deploy 10,000 premium electric vehicles (EVs) for users on its cab-booking platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ola-Cabs-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Ola Will Deploy 10,000 Electric Cabs Across India: 2nd Attempt At Electrification Push?\" class=\"wp-image-1241333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ola-Cabs-3.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ola-Cabs-3-300x139.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ola-Cabs-3-768x356.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Second attempt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is in the final stages of rolling out the pilot programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time it is experimenting with the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, it ran a similar project in Nagpur, but shut it down after it failed to achieve success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Work in progress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when it comes to the latest attempt the company hasn&#8217;t shared further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is working out the sourcing of the vehicles, the charging infrastructure and based on the pilot\u2019s results, it will decide when to formally launch the service on its app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Customers and drivers air grievances<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest development comes at a time when Ola, along with Uber, has received several customer complaints about poor services, ride cancellations, surge pricing, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Driver partners on the two platforms have raised their own issues regarding a decline in their earnings over the past few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Breaking the duopoly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BluSmart is the largest on-demand EV fleet operator in the country and has taken advantage of the other companies&#8217; struggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It promises zero cancellations and no surge pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers have been flocking to avail the services of the Gurugram-based company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It owns all the 3,000 EVs it has on its ride-hailing portal and is also present in some parts of Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ola stepping up?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ola has promised that new services would be operated by \u201cthe top rated drivers and will provide benefits like 100% ride assurance post allocation of the cab, zero cancellations, facilitate 100% cashless payments and a seamless ride experience\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bhavish Aggarwal, founder and CEO, Ola Electric says, &#8220;Electrification of the ride-hailing fleet is the next frontier for the industry and a huge step in the direction of the future of mobility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our road map of developing in-house core technologies and products that can be leveraged across group level gives us a very strong competitive advantage in the ride-hailing business.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All talk and no substance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the company is &#8220;completely reimagining this segment&#8221; to serve both customers and drivers and improve their experiences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from that they aim to &#8220;offer clean and green mobility options eventually to 500 million Indians&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It should be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/express-mobility\/vehicles\/electric-vehicles\/ola-to-soon-put-10000-electric-cabs-on-road\/2937073\/lite\/?utm_campaign=fullarticle&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=inshorts\">noted <\/a>that similar claims were made in the past but failed to deliver on those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Its promise 6 years ago<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ola had written in a blog post in 2017 ahead of its Nagpur launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It read, \u201cThe company will develop \u2018Mission: Electric\u2019 as a platform to bring one million electric vehicles on the road by 2021\u2026with a commitment to place 10,000 e-rickshaws and electric auto-rickshaws in its service in the next 12 months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From cycle rickshaws to \u2018shuttles\u2019 and last-mile transport, three-wheelers.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ola will soon deploy 10,000 premium electric vehicles (EVs) for users on its cab-booking platform. 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